Parental Burnout During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Role of Parenting Stressors and Coparenting Support

Jenny Lee Vaydich; Rebecca Y.M. Cheung

doi:10.1177/10664807221123556

Parental Burnout During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Role of Parenting Stressors and Coparenting Support

Jenny Lee Vaydich^*, Rebecca Y.M. Cheung

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes in family routines and introduced new stressors for parents. While stressors can lead to parental burnout, coparenting support may mitigate the effects of parental stress on parental burnout. The current study explored the effects of parental stress, COVID-19 stress, and coparenting support on parental burnout during the second year of the pandemic. Participants consisted of one hundred fifty-five parents in the USA (M = 39.6, SD = 7.38; female = 94.8%). Results suggested parental stress was positively associated with parental burnout while coparenting support was negatively associated with parental burnout. These findings highlight the importance of addressing parental stress and support to minimize the risk of parental burnout.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	432-442
Number of pages	11
Journal	Family Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807221123556
Publication status	Published - Jul 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

coparenting support
COVID-19
parental burnout
parental stress

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